MANHATTAN — Kansas State’s football team had four days of work last week to address the problems it encountered in the loss at Baylor.

The Wildcats then had a three-day break for Thanksgiving, and Sunday they reported back ready to put their lone setback behind them and look forward to the final regular season game against Texas.

“We had a pretty long stretch there with a long run and we were not able to finish it out like we would have liked,” quarterback Collin Klein said after the Wildcats played eight straight weeks. “We will rest up and hopefully fix some things here and there and then get ready to go at it again.”

K-State was No. 6 in the BCS standings released Sunday, and in the polls they were ranked No. 7 by The Associated Press and the coaches (USA Today).

Notre Dame held on to the No. 1 spot in the BCS standings and Alabama was No. 2 followed by Georgia, Florida and Oregon as the top nine teams were unchanged from a week ago.

The Wildcats (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) face No. 23 Texas (8-3, 5-3) at 7 p.m. Saturday (ABC) at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, and a victory will wrap up their second Big 12 championship and give them a BCS bowl berth. An Oklahoma loss to TCU also would give K-State the title and BCS bowl.

“This is our last time we get to play at home and we want to go out the right way,” said senior place-kicker Anthony Cantele. “The team is just focused on the task at hand.”

The bye week came at a crossroads for the Wildcats, who were grateful for the time off but gave them extra time to stew about the 52-24 defeat at Baylor that derailed their drive toward the BCS championship game.

“Your mind gives out before your body gives out most of the time,” tight end Travis Tannahill said. “So we know mentally it will be nice to get home and spend time with the family. You get to see your family once a week for a couple of hours maximum at home games. On road games, you get to see them 10 minutes before the bus. A lot of us are big, tough football players but we like to see our families and our moms just as much as the next person.

“I know I am definitely excited to get home, as a bunch of the guys are. I think that will recharge our batteries quite a bit. We will come back ready to work again and hopefully come out and get a win against Texas.”

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the rankings are justified with the strength of schedule and so on. No team has done more with 3 star recruits than KSU and Bill Snyder. Whether it was throttling KU or beating OU in Norman, K-State is a team worthy of their ranking. The same arguement can be made about the Bottom 10 that ESPN listed last week and there was KU in the bottom 10. I hardly doubt that they are the 10th worst team in the country but rankings are rankings. Deal with it.

Bill Snyder is one of the best, KU is not one of the worst 10. I would have LSU ahead of KSU, and then 7 through 10 are a toss-up and you could move them around anyway you want. I agree that Manti Te'o deserves a huge look at Heisman. Either him or the Aggies QB. If KSU beats Texas, they may get Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl. If that happens, Oregon is basically Baylor on steroids.....

Aren't opinions neat? Mine is that anyone knocking KSU is probably jealous. The important thing is WE ARE ranked #6, WE WILL be going bowling, the team, Bill Snyder, nor myself gives a rip what some no nothing on a message board thinks, and "ittookcareofbusiness" will still wake up tomorrow as a non-ranked contributor to anything worthwhile.

As a KU fan I think if Klein has a great game against Texas he will be back in the Heisman hunt. Lots of Heisman voters will never vote for a freshman. The only real difference between Klein and Manzeil is that Manzeil had his signature game against Alabama. I think the Heisman should go to Manti Teo of Notre Dame. It would be great to see a true defensive player get it. Also, Snyder should be a lock for coach of the year. The only other coach to maybe get a look might be the coach from Penn St. To have an 8 win team after what that team went through is amazing. Now kick some Texas butt KSU and have a Kansas team in a BCS game.

'Itook'. Charlie Weis is coach of the year, right? Hands down and no arguement. There, now give mommy her computer back and go take your nap. Geesh! It just kills a Jayhawk fan when their team gets out played, out coached and out classed!

Did it ever occur to you that KSU was picked to finish 6th (bottom half) of it's conference and they are now 6th in the nation? From 6th in the Big 12 (which means probably anywhere from #40-#60 in the nation) to #6. Many have already pointed out your continued ignorance, but I wanted to tell you "why" you look so ignorant. Ignorance is just being uneducated, so don't feel bad, you can educate yourself, and if I were you, I'd try that before just running off at the mouth because of jealousy. It really does make you look stupid and causes people to dismiss anything you say as "ridiculous", which I started to do a long time ago when I saw your name attached to a post. It's sometimes fun to point out just how ridiculous and jealous you are. Several coaches are deserving of Coach of the Year and Bill Snyder is one of them. The only other two I think should be considered are Brian Kelly and Kevin Sumlin. That's an educated opinion based on knowledge, not jealousy or hatred. Not saying I'm right, but nonetheless, an educated opinion. Done with my lecture now as I'm sure you are already thinking of your next jealous rant instead of an educated response, so have at it kiddo...

K-State hates KU so bad and why KU hates K-State so bad. There always has to be the posters who don't have a clue, or live in denial. C'mon "business", it is obvious you don't like K-State... I don't either, but either give them credit, or don't post at all. I have had my moments to "rib" K-State, that is what we do, but what Bill Snyder has done with them this year is nothing short of spectacular. Don't get me wrong, I still hope they lose, but to say they are not one heck of a team is not smart. K-State is not without its "uneducated" posters either and we all know who they are.

the idiot K-State poster appears. Business, I hope Notre Dame wins it all myself. I have let myself get really angry at some of the posts from the K-Staters. I finally realized that there are only a few and they don't even deserve a second look. They only embarrass themselves and the school they root for. I'm sure that you realize that you will never get your logic through their heads. They will continue to live in never-never land.